Norman Lindsay “Our Earth and Creative Effort – Folio of 2” Facsimile Etching ( published in 2008)

Description

Norman Lindsay "Our Earth and Creative Effort - Folio of 2" Facsimile Etching  by Norman Lindsay (1879-1969), artist, cartoonist, and writer. Norman came from a family that produced five artists, he left home at sixteen to live with his brother in Melbourne.

In 1901 he moved to his permanent home in the Blue Mountains, working for the Bulletin in an association that lasted almost to his death. His first novel was published in 1913, and by the 1920s he was both proficient and prolific in pen and ink drawing, etching, woodcuts, watercolours and sculpture. Lindsay rejected Christianity, and his art depicts Bohemianism and Arcadian pantheism madly admixed in a fantasy world.

As early as 1904 his work was labelled blasphemous and deemed obscene. Norman Lindsay "Our Earth and Creative Effort" Facsimile Etching  is a frank rendition of female nudity and many of his other etchings depict cavorting bacchanalia which both scandalized and fascinated the conservative milieu and Australian bourgeoisie of his time.

In 1930 his novel ‘Redheap’ was banned and the following year the police proceeded against an issue of Art and Australia that showcased his drawings. His enduring art, work and philosophical legacy remain popular with the art world, collectors and the general public alike.

Our Earth and Creative Effort - is an unique  Folio Edition of two Facsimile Etchings (not sold separately)  Our Earth 15.6 x 12.4 cm  Creative Effort  15.2 x 9.3 cm.  Our Earth and Creative Effort are the second releases of Facsimile Etchings from our 'Etchings in Books' series.

The folio contains, as well as the two Facsimile Etchings, a brochure with details of the two books — Our Earth and Creative Effort — and also the essay The Craft of Etching by Norman Lindsay. Reference: Norman Lindsay Etchings: Catalogue Raisonné (Odana Editions and Josef Lebovic Gallery, 2006, cat.170).

Subject to being in stock, order online here and now for prompt dispatch and ( where applicable ) delivery throughout Australia, including Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Hobart, the Gold Coast and Brisbane!

Norman Lindsay Facsimile Etchings  Technical Specifications:

This Norman Lindsay Facsimile Etching is printed according to the highest quality and standard on acid-free, archival quality Teton paper. The colour was chosen to be as close to the original colour by Rose Lindsay.

To ensure the Limited Edition status of this Facsimile Etching, all original printing materials and plates used for the printing are cancelled and destroyed.This etching is published in strict accordance with Copyright conditions.

Authenticity is guaranteed by an embossed seal in the lower right hand corner of the image and the work is accompanied by its Certificate of Authenticity. Each work is individually hand-numbered up to a maximum of 550 and once an edition has sold out, it is never again released.